NFL: 7 Free Agents Still on the Market with the Most Baggage

With OTAs well underway across the NFL, each team's roster foundation is likely set in stone, and most of the free agency activity has come and gone—but there are still some talented players still available.

Braylon Edwards

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Braylon Edwards is one of the most impressive talents at the wide receiver position in the NFL today, but he still remains a free agent.

Now why is that?

For starters, Edwards has had his fair share of run-ins with the law, as he's been pulled over several times for going at high speeds, reportedly punched a local party promoter and most recently was arrested for a drunken driving charge in New York City while still a member of the New York Jets.

Even if we put Edwards' personal and character issues aside, he's still not that dependable on the field, either. This past season with the San Francisco 49ers, Edwards played in just nine games, caught 15 passes for 181 yards and failed to score a touchdown. Edwards struggled to stay healthy all season, and teams are probably not only questioning his character, but his ability to stay on the field.

Marcus McNeill

Marcus McNeill is the best available offensive tackle on the free-agent market and is arguably one of the better right tackles that the NFL has to offer—but he is still sitting unemployed.

Now why is that?

It's quite simple, actually. NFL teams are likely concerned about McNeill's health, as he suffered a neck injury this past season with the San Diego Chargers and was ultimately placed on injured reserve.

Plaxico Burress

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It is truly surprising that Plaxico Burress is still a free agent and that no one has any remote interest in this guy.

But why is that?

Burress is almost 35 years old, he lost two years of football due to prison time and didn't look all that sharp with the New York Jets this past season despite scoring eight touchdowns off of 45 receptions for 612 yards.

Burress is a useful red-zone threat, but teams are probably questioning if this dying star has anything left in the tank.

Cedric Benson

Cedric Benson was once a workhorse for the Cincinnati Bengals but has been losing the initial burst he once had, which is resulting in teams not really showing much interest in the 29-year-old.

Despite rushing for 1,067 yards in 2011, Benson remains a free agent.

Alongside questioning if Benson has anything left in the tank, NFL teams are also looking at his legal troubles, as he was arrested in 2011 for an assault as well in 2010 for reportedly punching a bartender in the face.

If I were an NFL general manager, I would want nothing to do with this old, washed-up, troubled running back.